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Snoopy2005uk 39

I want to be able to connect my DSLR camera to it which is a Nikon D5100. I have seen some apps in the Android store that should be able to do this but I am unsure how I would connect the camera to the tablet. I assume I will need a USB port to be able to do it. Has anyone here done it that can help out?

Other then that it will be used for a few games and surfing the web.

Wouldn't mind a surface but they are out of my price range and I don't think they have an app for what I want to do. Not keen on iPads. Samsung galaxy looks good but not sure how I would go about with the lack of USB.

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Muhammad Farrukh 1,079

Depends on the tablet and on the camera. The only tablet I have experience with is the Apple iPad. With the iPad you can use the camera connection kit to import photos ou have already taken but it does not allow for live viewing or tethered shooting, and Apple has not opened this to allow developers to utilize it.

There is however a device that will connect to your camera that creates its own WiFi hotspot and allows u to fully control the camera via the iPad

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Skiver 1,769

I don't know much about linking up to your camera but in terms of a decently priced tablet I would look at the Nexus 7. I bought my daughter one for Xmas and she loves it, I loved it so much I went out and bought the Nexus 4 as my phone :)

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Snoopy2005uk 39

Well in the end I bought a samsung galaxy tab 2 10.1. It was pushing my budget but it felt a lot nicer in my hands then any other I tried. I have managed to get a converter so I can use usb on it too which is a bonus.